In Light of the WAR 2.1 Adjustments, Can We Expect Tweaks to PLD as Well? My Thoughts

[Marleytiva]

I would also request that potential contributors to this specific conversation actually read more than the title of the thread before chiming in with comments like "WAR needed the buff" or "PLD is fine lolol." At the end of the post I stated explicitly that no one job should preclude the use of another, regardless of which jobs are being framed in the discussion. The idea that PLD deserves to sit out for a couple months while WAR has its time in the sun is one that I find particularly offensive and ignorant, and interestingly enough, an argument that seems to be made predominantly by accounts that were created in August or later. Not only is it offensive insofar as people are wishing for the the exclusion of others out of spite, but it is incredibly ignorant of the state of job balance in FFXIV 1.0.

The date that someone registered their forum account has no bearing on this discussion. It's similar to me saying that you actually need to level Warrior and play it in endgame before your opinion matters on job balance between the two.

I honestly don't see many of the Warriors wanting Paladins out of endgame content (there's surely a few, but douche bags will be douche bags). I actually look forward to the default endgame parties having both. Everything that I've read about the upcoming Warrior changes suggests that Paladin and Warriors will , at worst, be almost equal instead of the massive discrepancy we have currently. Paladin could use a few QoL changes too, but they don't need any buffs. Their usefulness and utility in endgame was never in question before the announcement of these Warrior buffs and nothing suggests that this will change at all. It honestly sounds more like many of you are scared of sharing the spotlight instead of always being the default tank.

It implies that they have no experience from 1.0 and are therefore unaware of the irony of the argument they are making. Obviously this will not apply to everyone (some people just never felt the need to register before), but it certainly applies to some.

It's still 100% irrelevant. 1.0 is dead and gone. You playing 1.0 matters about as much as me playing XI.

The us vs them mentality being thrown around here is counterproductive in my opinion. Everyone should be hoping that everyone receives changes that will improve their effectiveness, because improving one of us behoves us all.

You're absolutely right that it's counterproductive to have that mindset. There are some though that are rightfully annoyed that people that are playing the already strong job are asking for buffs when the Warrior changes aren't even in the game yet. There was never a question of Paladins being viable before these changes and nothing has changed since then for them. It honestly sounds like you're scared that Warriors might be your equivalent now.